Charles Prendergast The Racetrack
Property from an Esteemed American Collector
Charles Prendergast
1868 - 1948
The Racetrack
signed C. Prendergast. (lower right)
tempera and pencil with gold and silver leaf on incised gessoed Masonite
27 ¾ by 32 ⅜ in.
70.5 by 82.5 cm.
Executed circa 1937.
Condition Report:
The following condition report is prepared by Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc., an independent restorer who is not an employee of Sotheby's:
This work is well secured in its frame. The surface of the painting consists of a carved ground layer, gold leaf, and paint. Heavy cracks are visible within the sky, which are stable and relics of the artist's process and use of a carved ground. There is an even, light dirt layer over the entire painting. Only a few small restorations can be seen when the work is viewed under ultraviolet light. There is one small restoration near the top of the right edge, and a few very small dots of restoration have been added to the top of the left corner. This painting is in excellent condition, and is ready to hang as is.
Framed Dimensions: 30 by 34 ½ in. (76.3 by 87.7 cm)
Provenance:
Mrs. Charles Prendergast, Westport, Connecticut (acquired directly from the artist in 1948)
Kraushaar Galleries, New York (acquired from the above)
Mr. and Mrs. I.H. Vogel, Philadelphia (acquired in 1953)
Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Woolworth, New York
Coe Kerr Galleries, New York (acquired from the above)
Private Collection (acquired from the above in 1974)
Vance Jordan Fine Art Inc., New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Bid on this lot
Property from an Esteemed American Collector
Charles Prendergast
1868 - 1948
The Racetrack
signed C. Prendergast. (lower right)
tempera and pencil with gold and silver leaf on incised gessoed Masonite
27 ¾ by 32 ⅜ in.
70.5 by 82.5 cm.
Executed circa 1937.
Condition Report:
The following condition report is prepared by Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc., an independent restorer who is not an employee of Sotheby's:
This work is well secured in its frame. The surface of the painting consists of a carved ground layer, gold leaf, and paint. Heavy cracks are visible within the sky, which are stable and relics of the artist's process and use of a carved ground. There is an even, light dirt layer over the entire painting. Only a few small restorations can be seen when the work is viewed under ultraviolet light. There is one small restoration near the top of the right edge, and a few very small dots of restoration have been added to the top of the left corner. This painting is in excellent condition, and is ready to hang as is.
Framed Dimensions: 30 by 34 ½ in. (76.3 by 87.7 cm)
Provenance:
Mrs. Charles Prendergast, Westport, Connecticut (acquired directly from the artist in 1948)
Kraushaar Galleries, New York (acquired from the above)
Mr. and Mrs. I.H. Vogel, Philadelphia (acquired in 1953)
Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Woolworth, New York
Coe Kerr Galleries, New York (acquired from the above)
Private Collection (acquired from the above in 1974)
Vance Jordan Fine Art Inc., New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
